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When You Hear “One Size Fits All,” Think “Universal”

The origins and expansion of a right-wing shibboleth

What’s the Official Language of the United States?

The United States has always been a multilingual nation

The Racist Roots of Parler’s Weirdly French Name

From par-lay to par-lor, it’s deeply symbolic that right-wing extremists have found refuge in the app

Zoom Helped Me Connect With My Tribal Heritage

For one writer, an online language class provided a gateway to understanding his own roots

The Power of the F-Bomb

As scientists have proved, and an awkward encounter with Gwyneth Paltrow has reaffirmed: love it or hate it, the F-word is mighty

A Cultural History of Feminine Nouns Turned Into Insults

‘Slut’ and ‘hussy’ used to have tame meanings. Then, like so many other feminine nouns, they came to mean ‘prostitute’

In Defense of the Valley Girl

Think she’s dumb, self-involved, hopelessly vain? As if.

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